Ionic Flux Across the Gastric Mucosa: Effects of Atropine on the Permeability of Fundus and Antrum 35104

Jack Rudick, J. Lawrence Werther, Mark L. Chapman, Henry D. Janowitz

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Abstract

The effects of atropine were evaluated on ionic movement across fundic and antral mucosa. 0.16 N HCl solutions were instilled into vagally denervated fundic and antral pouches. Atropine 0.05 mg/kg increased the mean net loss of H+ ions in both pouches, but to a slightly greater extent in the fundus 86% than in the antrum 66%). Although the mechanism of action is speculative, it is suggested that the diminished acid output in gastric secretion following atropine may be due to secretory inhibition, and to a lesser extent, a transmucosal loss of hydrogen ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-608
Number of pages4
JournalExperimental Biology and Medicine
Volume135
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1970
Externally publishedYes

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